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human rights

The global Corporate Human Rights Benchmark is launched

March 24, 2016

Editor

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UK businesses and government should do more on human rights

April 7, 2017

Editor

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Former Delaware chief justice joins corporate governance law giant

April 30, 2020

Elizabeth Pfeuti

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M&S takes action on China over human rights

January 21, 2021

Elizabeth Pfeuti

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Investors back EU plan for human rights due diligence rules

February 12, 2021

Elizabeth Pfeuti

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MEPs pave the way for higher environmental standards

March 19, 2021

Elizabeth Pfeuti

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Top investors to collaborate on human rights

August 13, 2021

Elizabeth Pfeuti

Top international investment organisations are in talks to launch a new collaboration to promote human rights in the corporate world, according to Responsible Investor.
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UN steps up corporate human rights expectations

August 27, 2021

Elizabeth Pfeuti

Many banks and investment funds have been included in an international treaty clamping down on private-sector human rights abuses.
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Investors back human rights efforts ahead of EU rules

October 15, 2021

Elizabeth Pfeuti

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EU adds financial services to due diligence proposal

April 27, 2023

Elizabeth Pfeuti

Proposed legislation will hold financial services firms based in or operating in the EU accountable for human rights and environmental violations in their value chain.
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ShareAction calls for ISSB to prioritise human rights reporting

September 1, 2023

Elizabeth Pfeuti

Investor coalition ShareAction has written to the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to design international reporting standards for human and worker rights.
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US firms under investigation for child labour allegations

October 4, 2023

Elizabeth Pfeuti

Two of the largest US poultry processing firms, Tyson Foods and Perdue Farms, are under investigation by the Department of Labor over allegations they hired migrant children to clean slaughterhouses, according to reports
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“Watered down” CSDDD approved by EU Committee

March 22, 2024

Elizabeth Pfeuti

The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee has voted in favour of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), amid criticism that the proposals were weakened by EU member states.
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BCGEU spotlights human rights at Gildan Activewear AGM

May 30, 2024

Elizabeth Pfeuti

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Companies failing to ensure human rights

July 4, 2024

Elizabeth Pfeuti

The majority of the world’s 2,000 most influential companies are failing to ensure human rights, decent work and ethical conduct.
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ASN Impact Investors divests from fast fashion companies

August 29, 2024

Elizabeth Pfeuti

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UN urges EU to ensure CSDDD revisions protect human rights standards

May 16, 2025

Elizabeth Pfeuti

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Shareholder Setback: Microsoft Excludes Proposal Despite Lacking ‘No Action’ Assent

November 5, 2025

Jack Grogan-Fenn

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